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Andreas Andersson (footballer, born 1974)
Andreas Claes Andersson (Swedish pronunciation: [anˈdreː.as ˈanː.dɛʂˌsɔn]; born 10 April 1974) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the Allsvenskan top scorer with IFK Göteborg when they won the 1996 Allsvenskan, and went on to represent Milan, Newcastle United, and AIK before retiring in 2005. A full international between 1996 and 2003, he scored 8 goals in 43 caps for the Sweden national team, and represented them at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Club careerEarly careerAndreas Andersson was signed by the Division 2 club Tidaholms G&IF before the 1994 season from the Division 5 club Hova IF.[1] He scored 6 goals in 9 games for Tidaholm before being signed by the Allsvenskan outfit Degerfors IF during the same year.[1] He spent a season and a half at Degerfors, scoring 16 Allsvenskan goals in 40 games.[2] IFK GöteborgPrior to the 1996 Allsvenskan season, Andersson signed for the reigning Allsvenskan champions IFK Göteborg.[1] During his first season with Göteborg, Andersson finished as the Allsvenskan top scorer with 19 goals as IFK Göteborg won the league.[3] In the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, Andersson scored against A.C. Milan in a 2–4 group stage loss at San Siro.[4] During the 1997 season, Andersson scored 13 goals in 13 games during the first half of the season, before leaving the club in the summer.[1] MilanAndersson was signed by Milan ahead of the 1997–98 Serie A season. He scored his only Serie A goal for Milan in a 1–0 win against Empoli F.C. on 5 October 1997.[5] Newcastle UnitedAndersson signed for Newcastle United in the English Premier League in January 1998 but missed several months with glandular fever then struggled to regain form.[6] He played in the 1998 FA Cup Final, which Newcastle lost to Arsenal.[7] AIK and retirementAndersson returned to Sweden in the summer of 1999, as AIK's most expensive signing ever ahead of their 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League campaign.[8] He scored two goals against Arsenal during that Champions League season in a 2–3 group stage loss at Råsunda Stadium in Solna, Sweden.[9] Injury problems caused him to retire on 1 August 2005, with Andersson looking to remain in football as a coach.[10] International careerAndersson made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 25 February 1996 in a friendly game against Australia in Brisbane, in which he scored two goals.[11][12] He scored his first competitive international goal in a 2–1 win against England in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying match, which ultimately helped Sweden qualify for UEFA Euro 2000.[13] However, an injury to his cruciate ligament caused him to miss the tournament.[14] On 5 September 2001, Andersson scored the decisive goal away against Turkey in a 2–1 victory, which meant that Sweden qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup the following summer.[15] Andersson was used as a substitute in the tournament and nearly scored against Argentina, but his shot hit the cross bar.[16] He played in all four games as Sweden was eliminated by Senegal in the second round.[8][17] His last ever international appearance came in a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying game against San Marino on 7 June 2003, before another knee injury ruled Andersson out of playing for Sweden at Euro 2004 and ultimately ended his international career.[18] In total Andersson won 43 caps for Sweden, scoring 8 goals.[12] Career statisticsClub
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